Ottawa's Oldest Tavern

Since 1849

Château Lafayette

With a reputation as “the bar you went to in university,” we’ve been serving Ottawa before it was even Ottawa — over 168 years! We are Ottawa’s original Dive bar.

As defined by Playboy Magazine (2010): “A [dive bar] is a church for down-and-outers, and those that romanticize them, a rare place where high and low rub elbows – bums and poets, thieves and slumming celebrities. It’s a place that wears it’s history proudly.”

Our personable and relaxed atmosphere is home to some of Ottawa’s performing artists:

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Local artist and icon John Carroll

every Wednesday evening since November 2004

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Open-Mic night

featuring live music by talented, local musicians, hosted by John Carroll on Tuesday nights

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Lucky Ron, local Ottawa legend

every Saturday at 4:00 p.m. since November 1999. He’s never missed a Saturday!

We have a digital internet jukebox, which has access to almost any song you might want to hear.

We’re a simple bar that people have been coming to for years. We’re casual and unpretentious; a place where people can be themselves. So, if you’re much the same, drop by for a pint and a snack!